AND WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND LIVING. Six words that represent the heart and soul of a poetry collection by acclaimed novelist and artist Mark Graham. Inspiring, truthful, challenging. One hundred and ten poems that pull no punches exploring the journey each one of us faces in pursuit of the illusive, often tumultuous goal of living life successfully. One day a massive struggle, the next a glorious celebration, but always forward. One day crashing and burning, the next reveling in the gifts of the world, all the while employing every tool in the toolbox we call life. Each poem a story, each a study in self-honesty, nobility, and hope, and traversing both the successes we experience and the failures that drive us. Weaving the likes of nature, love, hard work, and hard roads into short, insightful tapestries and encouraging a world view unique to every individual, the author takes his readers on excursions that are as bold as they are unpredictable and as simple as they are empathetic. Often humorous and always thoughtful, each verse has at its core the often complicated, but always rewarding message inspiring us to wrap our arms around living.